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Current State of DeFi: Legal Structures and Regulatory Impli

Current State of DeFi: Legal Structures and Regulatory Implications
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Format: WEBINAR

Description:
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) continues to reshape financial services with rapid innovation and equally rapid regulatory responses. DAOs, decentralized exchanges, and yield-bearing stablecoins are testing the boundaries of U.S. securities and commodities laws, while global frameworks such as MiCA and Asia’s DAO laws are emerging.

This CLE program brings together leading practitioners to examine how legal structures such as DAOs, foundations, and newer innovative wrappers intersect with U.S. and international regulation, as well as the regulatory and enforcement landscape affecting decentralized exchanges, algorithmic stablecoins, and yield-bearing DeFi products.

Attendees will gain practical insights into entity formation, legal governance, liability management, and the future of DeFi regulation across jurisdictions.
 
This program will provide insight on: 
  • Objective 1: Understand legal entity frameworks such as DAOs and DUNAs and their implications for liability and governance.
  • Objective 2: Understand the current approaches to regulating DeFi in the U.S. and abroad, and regulatory and enforcement priorities
  • Objective 3: Identify enforcement, litigation and compliance risks for DeFi participants under evolving U.S. law.

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Program Fee:
$99 for Members | $199 for Nonmembers
Small Law Firm Members: $79
This program is free to Members who are Law Students, Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in 2024-2026), In-House Counsel, Judges, or Attorneys  in  Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors.

CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 2.0 General
California: 2.0 General
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General 
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

For New York Newly Admitted Attorneys: Skills credits completed after December 31, 2025, must be completed in the traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive videoconference. City Bar Webinar programs are not considered a fully interactive videoconference. Please see the CLE Format Requirements for Newly Admitted Attorneys for additional information.

For New York Attorneys: This program is a transitional/non-transitional course.
 
Program Co-Chairs:
Lewis Cohen, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Beth Haddock, Managing Partner, Warburton Advisers, LLC
Tiffany J. Smith, WilmerHale
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Task Force on Digital Technologies | Lorraine McGowen, Tiffany J. Smith & Jerome Walker, Co-Chairs

Information about our Financial Aid Policy and Application can be found here. 


Where
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